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[Message from the President of the United States, June 24, 1836]

Description: Scanned document held by UNT Special Collections. It is a "Message from the President of the United States", Andrew Jackson, concerning the recent establishment of the Republic of Texas following their battles with Mexico. There is also another message from John Forsyth below on the same paper. Page 6, is the start of the "Constitution of the Republic of Texas" and includes a list of names in two columns at the top. Page 7, is section 7 through 17 of the "Constitution of the Republic of Texas".
Date: December 15, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Title page and poem in "Excursions"]

Description: Photographs of pages in Henry David Thoreau's "Excursions" held by UNT Special Collections. The first image is of the title pages. The left page is being held down by a clear band and a fain illustration of Thoreau's head and shoulders is on it. The right side is the title page of the book and includes a crest and other information about the book. The second image is of a poem inside of the book.
Date: October 3, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of George W. Baines Baylor University Marker]

Description: Photograph of a flat, stone marker reading, "President Baylor University 1861-1863." The marker is set in the ground, surrounded by dry grass. Above the marker, part of a concrete slab with thin, metal fence rails is visible. A sticker on the back of the photo indicates the marker is for George W. Baines and is placed near his tombstone in the Salado Cemetery.
Date: unknown
Partner: Salado Public Library

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Jesse Elvis Hendricks Log Cabin]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Jesse Elvis Hendricks log cabin in Denison, Texas. Text: A native of Missouri, Jesse Elvis Hendricks (1837-1920) came to Grayson County in 1846. In 1863-64, he built this log home five miles southeast of this site. It was originally a one-room cabin with a loft, but Hendricks and his wife, Susan Matilda (Dumas), added more rooms about 1870 after the birth of their fourth child. The Hendricks' log cabin was moved to this site and restored … more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

Thomas F. Miller

Description: Thomas F. Miller, son of John W. Miller of Bedford
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

[Terry's Texas Rangers, c. 1863]

Description: Photographic copy of daguerreotype of five of Terry's Texas Rangers, ca. 1863. The men have been identified as Walter S. Wood, Thomas S. Burney, Felix G. Kennedy, William A. Lynch, and Peter L. Kendall from left to right. All five men are wearing dark hats with a five pointed star pin at the front. Original image by Texas A&M University Archives.
Date: 1863
Partner: Fort Bend Museum
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